I don't know it's origins, but it was popular in the Roaring Twenties and early 30s, as well as the 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s.
I'm unsure of its earliest origins, but the earliest popularized date of the shirt I'm aware of is from the 1930s.  I'm sure it's been around for longer.
I wear cardigans because I look classy and cultured. Well, cardigans are mostly associated with the Roaring Twenties' college culture. That's cool, do you know when they were first made?
The garment is mostly associated with the college culture of the Roaring Twenties and early 1930s, being also popular throughout the 1950s, the 1970s and the 1990s.
Я ношу кардиганы, потому что выгляжу стильно и культурно. Ну, кардиганы в основном ассоциируются с студенческой культурой "Ревущих двадцатых". Это круто, ты знаешь, когда они были впервые сделаны?
Эта одежда в основном ассоциируется с студенческой культурой Бурных двадцатых и начала 1930-х годов, а также была популярна на протяжении 1950-х, 1970-х и 1990-х годов.